Description
I recently discovered this easy recipe for slow cooker pork chile verde, and it has quickly become one of my all-time favorites. Serve in bowls over rice or with warm flour tortillas.
Ingredients
- 1 (3 1/2) pound boneless pork shoulder roast, cut into 5 or 6 pieces
- salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided, or more as needed
- 1 large sweet onion, chopped
- 1 large Anaheim chile pepper, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped, or more to taste
- 2 (15 ounce) cans chicken broth
- 12 large whole Anaheim chile peppers
- 1 (15 ounce) can green enchilada sauce
- ¾ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
Instructions
- Season pork with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Brown pork pieces in the hot oil
- about 5 minutes. Place pork into the bottom of a slow cooker.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the same pan over medium-high heat. Saute onion
- chopped Anaheim chile
- and garlic for 5 minutes
- adding more oil if needed. Add mixture to the slow cooker; pour in chicken broth.
- Cover and cook on High until pork is tender and easily shredded with a fork
- about 4 hours.
- Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven’s broiler. Brush the whole chile peppers with oil and place on a baking sheet.
- Broil in the preheated oven for 5 minutes per side. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly
- about 5 minutes.
- Remove pulp and seeds from chiles and cut into pieces. Place into the bowl of a food processor with enchilada sauce
- cilantro
- cumin
- and chili powder. Puree until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Remove pork from the slow cooker and shred using 2 forks; return to the slow cooker. Add pureed chile pepper mixture and stir well. Cook on Low
- 3 to 4 hours more.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 7 hrs 10 mins
Total Time: 7 hrs 45 mins
Servings: 12